LNG

April 17 (LNGJ) - The US Department of Energy’s Office of Fossil Energy, one of the main regulatory bodies for the LNG industry, has appointed Shawn Bennett as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oil and Natural Gas. “Bennett will administer oil and gas programs, including research and development, analysis and natural gas regulation,” said a DoE statement. Bennett has more than a decade of experience in public affairs and government relations in the coal and the oil and gas industries. “Most recently, he served as the Executive Vice President for the Ohio Oil and Gas Association, a non-profit trade association that is dedicated to representing Ohio oil and gas producers,” added the DoE. Bennett holds a bachelor of science from Ohio University.